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We are excited to welcome our new TOX Chair, Xiaoqi Liu, PhD

A former professor of biochemistry at Purdue University, Dr. Liu is a graduate of Peking University in Beijing and received his doctorate from Washington State University. He has been published more than 80...

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Andrew Hitron successfully defends his Ph.D. dissertation

Congratulations, Andrew Hitron, who successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation this afternoon. Congratulations to Dr. Xianglin Shi for his excellent mentorship and the committee members (Drs. St Clair, HS...

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Posted - Aug 27Read More

2018 IBS Orientation was held Friday, August 10th

Presentations and conversations.Welcome to four of our new TOX students!

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Posted - Aug 14Read More

St. Clair Selected 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

(SfRBM) July 15, 2018 - SfRBM's Senior Awards Committee has announced that the recipient of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award is Daret St. Clair, Ph.D., of the University of Kentucky.Dr. St. Clair's career...

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Posted - Jul 26Read More

Congratulations to our faculty on their advancement

The Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology is proud to announce the promotion of Dr. Zhou Zhang to full Professor and Dr. Qiou Wei to Associate Professor with Tenure. Congratulations on your advancement...

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Posted - Jul 3Read More

Chontida Yarana successfully defends her Ph.D. dissertation

We are pleased to congratulate Chontida Yarana who successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations Dr. Yarana and congratulations to Dr. Daret St Clair for her excellent mentorship and the...

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Posted - Jul 3Read More

Stephanie Bryant awarded COM Fellowship for Excellence in Graduate Research

Congratulations to Stephanie Bryant on being awarded the new College of Medicine Fellowship for Excellence in Graduate Research! Stephanie was one of six awardees for the upcoming academic year.

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Posted - Jul 3Read More

Dustin Carroll successfully defends his Ph.D. dissertation

We are pleased to congratulate Dustin Carroll who successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation. Congratulations to Dr. Carroll and Dr. Daret St Clair for her excellent mentorship and the committee members for...

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Posted - Jul 3Read More

Congratulations to James Sledziona

Congratulations to James Sledziona who successfully defended his Ph.D. Congratulations, Dr. Vivek Rangnekar for his excellent mentorship and guidance throughout his training.

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Posted - May 21Read More

Training Kentucky's Next Generation of Cancer Fighters

For Carrigan Wasilchenko – and so many others hailing from Eastern Kentucky – cancer is not just a public health issue. It's also a problem that hits far too close to home. "I don't think I know one person who...

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Posted - Mar 5Read More

Welcome David Kirk, MPH, MBA

We welcome David Kirk to the department as an Administrative Staff Officer. He received a Master of Public Health from The University of Tennessee and a Master of Business Administration from Wright State...

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Posted - Feb 12Read More

Toxicology and Cancer Biology Holiday Party

The 2017 departmental holiday party was held on Monday, December 11th.  Photos from this event can be viewed here.

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Posted - Dec 17Read More

Graduation Reception Held for Lu Dai and Christina Wicker

Congratulations to Lu Dai and Christina Wicker who successfully defended their Ph.D. Congratulations to both! A Graduation Reception was held on Friday, December 15th in their honor!

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Posted - Dec 17Read More

Congratulations to Lu Dai

Congratulations to Lu Dai who successfully defended her Ph.D. Congratulations Dr. Dai! And congratulations to Dr. Gang Chen for his excellent mentorship and Lu’s committee members for their guidance through...

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Posted - Nov 29Read More

Congratulations to Diane Begemann

Congratulations to Diane Begemann on successfully passing her doctoral qualifying exam today. Congratulations Diane! Congratulations to her mentor Dr. Natasha Kyprianou and her committee members for guiding...

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Posted - Oct 9Read More

Congratulations to Jazmyne Jackson Barney

Congratulations to Jazmyne Jackson Barney on successfully passing her doctoral qualifying exam today. Congratulations Jazmyne! Congratulations to her mentors Dr. Hennig and Dr. Morris and her committee members...

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Posted - Oct 9Read More